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VOL. 77 No. 47
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Thursday, November 24, 1966
Seventy-Seventh Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Christmas Opening Carol Festival Friday Night At 6
Redevelopment Planning
Aid Applicairdn Is Bled
SPEAKERS — Mrs. Devere
Smith, top, and Elmore Alex
ander will lead a Woman's
club - sponsored seminar on
banking and stock transac
tions Tuesday night.
Banking-Stock
Seminal Tuesday
Elmore Alexander, vice-pre
sident of First Union National
Bank, and Mrs. Devere Smith,
sales representative of the Char
lotte office of Reynolds & Com
pany, will lead a seminar on the
function of banking and stock
transfers at the Woman’s club
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock.
The program is under spon
sorship of the women’s club's
Education and Home Life De
partment.
The interested community is
invited to attend, according to
announcement by Mrs. Don .W.
Blanton, club president
Muth, Alexander will give brief
outlines on the history of bank
ing, trust functions, clearing
house operations, relations of
the Federal Reserve system to the
nation’s banking system, and the
varying roles of national and
statecharged banks.
Mrs. Smith will discuss the
meaning of the Dow-Jones ave
rages, bear market and their du
rations, Wall Street misconcep
tions. what is required to be one
of the wealthiest persons in Wall
Street, and who buys stock every
one wants to sell.
Mrs. Blanton said both dis
cussions will be followed by
question and answer periods.
Mrs. Eugene McCarter will
serve as master of ceremonies.
!Survey-PlanningI
I Grant Of $98,673 I
I Sought For City |
;| Mayor Jolin Henry Moss and '
; Attorney Jack White were in At- i
: I lanta, Ga., Wednesday, where '
;! they were filing application with I
! I the regional office of the Depart- i
i I merit of Housing and Urban De- |
: I velopment formal application for i
survey - planning funds in be-
j half of the Kings Mountain Re-
I development Commis.sion.
I Specifically, the Redevelop-
Iment Commission seeks $98,673
in survey - planning funds from
the government as an advarice on
an estimated planning bill of
$136,996.
Cornerstone of the advanced
planning is the modernization of
j the uptown area.
I In technical actions Monday |
] night, the board of commission- j
' ers reaffirmed prior actions in
! naming a five - member rede- |
I velopment commission, for stag-
' gered terms. Drawing the names
I from a hat for length of term,
j the board appointed Carl F. Mau-
j ney for one year, Thomas A. |
I Tate for two years, William
Herndon for three, Charles L. |
Alexander for four, and John O.
Plonk, Jr., for five.
Convening \Tuesday morning, i
the five - memb^'‘^mmission!
named- Mr. Mauney- chairman,J
Mr. Herndon vice-chairman, and (
Mr.: Tate temporary secretary- j
treasurer and executive director.
The commission Monday night
also reaffirmed prior actions in
naming a citizens’ advisory com
mittee and minority housing
group sub committee.
The advisory committee in
cludes: J. O. Plonk, Jr., chair
man, Mrs. C. E. Warlick, Miss
Helen Hay, T. W. Grayson, Wen
dell Phifer, Clyde Whetstine,
Charles E. Dixon, Bill Brown, W.
S. Fulton, Jr., William Herndon,
Paul McGinnis, Lewis Dellinger,
Haywood Lynch, George B.
Thomasson, B, S. Peeler, Jr., Carl
F. Mauney, Charles Blanton, El-
more Alexander, Dan Finger,
Glee E. Bridges, Rev. M. i?
Campbell, Leroy Blanton. Rev. S.
T. Cooke, Mrs, junious Havwood,
Mrs. Sarah Boyd, J. Ollie Harris,
J. Wilson Crawford, Richard Max-
oy, Charles F. Mauney, Jack H.
White, Thomas A. Tate and
Charles L. Alexander.
The minority housing sub
committee includes: Martin
Harmon, chairman, George
White, George Edwards, Carl F.
Wilson, William Orr, Sandro Bla-
ock. Brooks Tate and Carl F.
Wilson.
Santa Claus
Will Make
Pre-Yule Visit
Kings Mountain will open the
Christmas season Friday even
ing with a two-hour program of
religious music, featuring area
choirs expected to be lOOO voices
strong.
Climax to the Kings Mountain
Choral Festival of 1966 event will
be the arrival of Santa Claus.
The program will begin at 6
o’clock and is to be held at the
city parking lot, corner of West
Mountain street at Cherokee
street. Both West Mountain and
Chetokee streets will be closed
to traffic during the program.
Kings
In event of rain, the program (observe
y. S. 74 Project And Route
As Was; No Active
Church Rites,
Hunting Top
Holiday Menu
GRADUATES — Mrs. Annie
Williams Blanton, top. and Mrs.
T e e n i a Hamrick Hendersoq
graduated from King's college
in Charlotte Saturdoy.
Local Students
Are Graduates
Retailer Group
Sets Yule Holidays
Directors of the Kings Moun
tain Merchants Association have
adopted Christmas holiday
schedules.
The directors voted to recom
mend that Kings Mountain rner-
chants close two days for Christ
mas, as is customary, on Christ
mas Day, and on Monday, De
cember 26. The holiday this year
falls on a Sunday.
The directors also recommend
ed that the retailers observe New
Year’s Day as a holiday.
Most retailer suspended half-
day closing schedule on Wednes
day effective this week until
after Chiiatmas.
Industry Firm's
Meeting Friday
Annual meeting of stockhold
ers of Kings Mountain Business
Development, Inc., will be held
at the offices of Kings Mountain
Chamber of Commerce Friday
morning at 10:30.
President J. Wilson Crawford
said principal business on the
agenda will be presentation of
reports of officers and election
of six directors.
The corporation was formed
.several years ago to promote in
dustrial expansion in the Kings
Mountain area.
Fred W. Plonk is vice-president
and the late Ben H. Bridges was
secretary-treasurer.
Two students from the Kings
Mountain area were among the
350 graduates who were award
ed diplomas aat the 66th annual
.commencement of King’s College
Tn Ciidrlotte on Saturday night.
The two, who are 1965 grad
uates of Kings Mountain high
school, are Annie Rae Williams
Blanton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Williams. Route 2,
Kings Mountain, who received a
diploma in Junior Ac'POllnting;
and Teenia Hamrick Henderson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Hamrick, of Grover, who was
presented a Medical SecretariaJ
diploma.
Mrs. Henderson is a medical
secretary at Cotswell Medical
Clinic in Charlofte.
Mrs. Blanton is employed by
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany in Gastonia.
The 1966 class was the largest
graduating class in the 66-year
history of King’s College, and its
members heard the commence
ment address, “Mirrors of Main
Street,!' delivered by Dr. Elvin S.
Eyster, chairman of the Depart
ment of Business Education at
Indiana University.
Symphony Concert
Tickets On Sole
Mrs. Charles Mauney is ticket
sales chairman in the Kings
Mountain area for the December
1 visit of the 75 piece Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra to Shelby.
With Dr. Richard Cormier con-
United Fund
Drive Extended
Kings Mountain’s 1967 United
Fund campaign for six drives
will be extended through Mon
day to give volunteers more time
to complete reports, '
In its third week, the drive is
almost complete, say financial
chairman W. Donald Crawford
and UF chairman W. J. Keeter.
After two weeks of solicitation
by numerous volunteers Kings
Mountain citizens have pledged
and contributed $11,908, 73 per
cent of a campaign goal of $16,-
500.
Several groups have not yet
reported totals and are urged to
ducting, the first Cleveland iwrap-up their work and turn re-
County appearance by the Sym
phony will feature Gary Graff-
man, internationally acclaimed
pianist and recording star
Tickets are being offered by
re^rved sections at $2, $150, and
Sl.'The performance will ^ In
Shelby Junior High auditorium.
ports in to Crawford by Monday.
Budgeted requests from six
agencies include: American Red
Cross, $4,000; Boy Scouts of
America, $4,400; Kings Mountain
high school band, $2,700; and
Kings Mountain high school
Chorus, $300.
Mountain citizens will
Thanksgiving in tlie
traditional manner. |
Majority of retailers will close |
for the day, as will financial
firms, the postoffice, and local
and state government offices.
Principal retail firms which will
be open for business will be ser
vice stations and theatres. Ma
jority of Industry will follow reg
ular schedules.
School pupils will take a long
weekend respite from books,
schools closing Thursday and
Friday. j
Drug stores will operate on 1
very abbreviated schedules. Kings j
.Mountain Dirug Company will bej
open for prescription service on- !
ly from 3 until 5 p.m.
Thanksgiving for local citizens
will feature church services, hunt-1
ing, and sumptuous dinners.
Majority of Kings Mountain
will be held at the Kings Moun
tain National Guard Armory.
Allen Jolly, director of music
of First Baptist church, is chair
man of the arrangements com
mittee. Other members are
Charles E. Dixon, president of
the sponsoring Kings Mountain
Merchants Association, and May
or John Henry Moss.
Following a Christmas procla
mation by Mayor Moss, the mu
sical program will proceed.
Soloists to be featured are Miss
Rita Vollbracht, Miss Kings
Mountain of 1967, and B. S. Peel
er, Jr.
Jonas Bridges will serve as
master of ceremonies.
Merchants President Dixon will
make a brief talk prior to the
lighting of Christmas decorations
in the business district, and a
plaque will be presented the ■ ch.jrches held their services either
merchant adjudged to have best- . Wednesday night or will hold
decorated show windows in the 1 services on Thursday morning.
Christmas motif. Out-of-town | Traditional breakfasts will be
will begin, their tour men of the Brotlicr-"
the buslne^ district at 4 o’clock
Friday afternoon.
President Dixon noted that the
Merchants association has add
ed considerably to the business
area decorations for this season.
Chairman Jolly commented
this week, “Our church choirs
throughout the area are evidenc
ing much interest in this rather
unique way of opening the
Christmas season here. We an
ticipate not only choir but au
dience participation from all
who attend,’’
Stores Remain Open
Til Nine Friday:
Majority of Kings Mountain
retail merchants will remain
open on Friday night until 9
p.m. for convenience of Christ
mas shoppers.
Merchants of the community
were decorating stores and
windows this week. Downtown
yule lights will be turned on
Friday evening.
lod of Kings Mountain Bap-
t(]|it church and men of Boyce
Memorial ARP church. Break
fasts will be served at the two
churches beginning at 7 a.m. and
services of worship will be in
cluded.* 'Trinity Episcopal church
and St .Matthew’s Lutheran
church have scheduled 10 a.m.
worship servicesi At St. Matt
hew’s, Rev. Charles Easley’s ser
mon topic will be”. The Man Who
Didn’t Know His Own Strength.”
Young people of First Presby-
terian church presented a
Thanksgiving service on Wednes
day evening.
Hunting will attract numerous
Kings Mountain men and farmers
who don’t want their cows dis
turbed or their game shot->up
have been busy posting their
land this week.
Still other citizens will go to
Charlotte for the annual Caro-
linas Carrousel, Thanksgiving
Day parade, where Judy Diane
Morrison will reprasent Kings
Mountain in the parade of queens
(Continued On Page Sixi
ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY — Kings Mountain Girl
Scouts ore sponsoring an anti-litter campaign, as are other
troops throughout the Pioneer Girl Scout CounciL Thanksgiving
Week. In Kings Mountoin all troops ate selecting a definite spot
which needs to be cleaned or beautified in some manner and
the girls and their leaders will be working all week on these
projects. Moyor John Moss (above) signs a proclamation pro
claiming this week as Anti-Litter Week in Kings Mountoin as
three representatives oi Girl Scout troops look on. From loft to
right. Meredith McGill of Troop 4 Cadettes; Becky Blanton of
Brownie Troop 32; and Cynfhlo Robinson of Girl Scout Tkocm
155. (Photo by Paul Lemmons).
PROGRAM
The 1966 Kings Monntain
. Christmas Carol Festival
FRIDAY EVENING 6 TO 8 O’CLOCK
Corner of Mountain Street at Cherokee
Singing Icd-by R. Allen Jolley Jonas Bridges
Master of Ceremonies
Invocation Kcv. Charles Easley
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
Christmas Proclamation The Honorable John Henry Moss
Mayor of Kings Mountain
Lighting of Christmas Lights Charles Dixon
Merchants Association President
Carols Community Singing
“What Christmas Means 'To Me”, Song .. Miss Rita Vollbracht
Miss Kings Mountain 1967
Special Music Choirs of Kings Mountain area
V
“The Spirit of Christmas” Rev. Robert C. Mann
First Baptist Church
Special Music B. S. “Sonny” Peeler
Special Music Choirs of Kings Mountain area
Carols Community Singing
Special Music Choirs of Kings Mountain area
Carols Community Singing
Benediction Rev. S. T. Cooke
Roswell A.M.E. Zion
Awarding of plaque for the best • decorated Christmas window
in the downtown shopping district.
Arrival of Santa Claus - '
Girl Scoots
Anti-Litter
Five Troops
Participating
In Project
Five troops of Girl Scouts in
the Kings Mountain area are
sponsoring Anti-Litter Week this
week and are busy promoting a
community clean-up campaign.
Playground areas, city stadi
um, the Armory parking area,
schoolgrounds and along the
Southern Railway tracks on Bat
tleground Avenue are targets of
the group. ^
Cadet Troop 4 will meet at City
Stadium Friday morning from 10
until noon and Troops 1.5.5,
Brownie Troop 32 and Troop 1.57
will gather on Friday afternoon
at 2 p.m. Bethware Troop has
been conducting a clean-up drive
in that area and at Bethware
school grounds.
As a follow-up on the National
Youth Conference on Natural
Beauty a n cl Conservation in
Washington, D. C., in June, at
which Patsy Brison of Gastonia
was state representative, the
Pioneer Council embraces all of
Gaston, Lincoln, and Rutherford
counties and part of Cleveland
countj'.
All troops, according to Neigh
borhood Chairman Mrs. Charles
Blanton of Kings Mountain, are
selecting a definite spot which
needs to be cleaned or beautified
in some manner and will be
working on this during the week.
Garden clubs, civic clubs and
other organizations have been
asked to help with the beautifi
cation project, said Mrs. Blanton
Week
Contest Deadline
Is December 10
December 10th is the deadline
for students 14 years of age and
under 22 to submit their entries
in Lions International’s Peace
Essay Contest, Kings Mountain
Lions President Hal Plonk says.
Judges for the local club’s win
ning representative at the Dis
trict level of judging will be Mrs.
L. E. Hinnant, R. O. (Bob) South-
well and .Martin Harmon.
If successful at the District
level the contestant’s essay will
progress to a Multiple District
level for judging.
For contest rules, applicants
should contact Lion Willie Wil
liams at Willie’s Jewelry, any
high school English teacher or
North School Principal Howard
Bryant.
In addition to the $25,000 first
prize, the contest has eight world
division awards each offering a
$1,000 price and a trip to Chicago
C. T. Carpenter, ifor the final judging. A total of
Jr., and Mrs. Steve Harmon will i $50,000 in prizes is being offer-
serve as tax listers in No. 4 ed.
Tax Listers
Are Approved
^ The Cleveland County Board of
Commissioners Monday approved
Tax Supervisor Robert Gidney’s
slate of tax listers for the 1967
listing period beginning January
3, 1967.
J. Edwin Moore, Mrs. Charles
E. Ballard, Mrs.
FINALIST — Joe Hullender.
Kings Mountain high school
senior, is one of three finalists
in Cleveland County among a
competitive field of 26 high
school seniors for a Morehead
Scholarship to the Univetteity
of North Carolina. He will com
pete in district competition in
January.
Township.
No. 5 Township .tax lister will
be Marcus Beam,
The Kings Mountain winner
and runner-up in the local con
test will receive savings bonds.
McGowan Says
Fedeial Fnnds '
Slowdown Factor
By MARTIN HARMON
There has been no abandon
ment of the Kings Mountain U.'
S. 74 by-pass project.
There has been no move to
ward changing the projected
route of the by-pass at it was
detailed in the September 1965
public hearing at the Armory.
There is no active schedule on
the Kings Mountain by-pass at
the moment.
These are Wednesday after
noon statements of R. W. Mc
Gowan, assistant chief engineer
of the North Carolina Highway
and Public Works Commission.
Mr. McGowan made the state
ments in a telephone conversa
tion at the instance of the
Herald.
He confirmed previous indica
tions by District Commissioner
W. B. Garrison, of Gastonia, that
two reasons for the-slowdown on
the project which was given fin
al commission go-ahead last
January are 1) 4 jOonedoi^ ii|
aflocatldff“7>r federal fu^ds for
share-fund roads (as the U. S.
74 by-pass is), and 2) a shortage
of engineering staff within the
highway department itself.
“We don’t know from quarter
to quarter what to expect in fed«
eral funds,” Mr. McGowan saidjj
adding, “we’ve already been cu^
back twice,” -
He declined to guess when thd
next step toward fruition of the
U. S. 74 Kings Mountain by-pai^
will be taken.
“If I knew anything concrett
at a 11,. I would tell you,” he com*
mented. -i
The project as approved cal^
for construction of a 7.3 mili^
four-lane road with access limits
ed to three major interchanges
**The Vision" Poem ’’
Of Thanksgiving t
Mrs. Mabel Kurfees GriffiJt
wife of E. W. Griffin. Sr., Kingg
Mouiitain druggist, has writteO
a poem dedicated to all the “lads
who have fought for freedom
and a better world throughoi^
the years and especiaUy to those
serving in Vietnam now.”
The 'Thanksgiving poem lii
called, “The Vision.”
As I gaze into the open fire -
where the flame swords leatf
and dart.
At the angry red of the coa]»
in their bed
(Like the eyes of a host of
m'artyrs
I am lost in awe at the visW
ion there
Of a great world’s bare laj^y
heart.
Where the crimson life of lif
million lads
On the brush of Divine ctf%
Paints out all the honm- of
greed and hate
All the pain 'and all the soiw
row X
And in its place paints tlur
glowing dawn
Of Hope in the tomorrow.
(Mabel Kurfees GriflKit
Thanksgiving, 1966)
Mrs. Stepp's
Rites Conducted'
Funeral rites for Mrs. Sarah'
Louella Green Stepp, 86, were
held Sunday at 3 p.m firorn
Grace Methodist church of whit^
she was a member.
' She .was the daughter of Hie'
late Asaph and Judy Grera.
Surviving are’ one dalughter,
Mrs. Bessie M. Davis, of Kin^
Mountain; one brother, Jay
Green of Kings Mountain; threa .
grandchildren, and six great-
gissidchildren.
Rev. T. Dixon Adama and Rev.;
Play Pajme officiated at the fin- •
^ rites, and interment waa. ini
Rest cemataxia